OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Chronic Illness is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Chores and diabetes self-management in youth: Initial findings from a cross-sectional study	28
How does hospitalization affect the frailty status of geriatric patients? Prospective study from internal medicine wards of a university hospital	24
The experiences of caring for disabled older adults in long-term: A qualitative study from the perspective of spousal caregivers	22
Experiences of carers of youth, adult children and spouses with ME/CFS	17
A descriptive analysis of hospitalized adolescents facing chronic illnesses with different durations of disease	11
Use of aspirin in cardiovascular disease prevention—the role of online information search	11
Managing cardiovascular risk factors with telemedicine in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis of patients with arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes	9
Chronic illness and psychological problems in emerging adults: Moderation by perceived parental distress	8
Post-intensive care syndrome in critically-ill COVID-19 survivors followed for one-year	8
Do labels matter? Implications of ongoing symptomatic chronic illnesses labeled as conventional diagnoses vs. functional somatic syndromes	8
Perceptions of mindfulness practices as a support for individuals managing caregiving responsibilities and chronic disease: A qualitative study	7
Investigating the role of treatment adherence in predicting marital satisfaction among women with coronary artery disease: A cross-sectional study from Iran	7
Patient-centric holistic integrative therapies as an adjuvant in checking the progression of chronic kidney disease: A case study	7
Socio-Clinical factors associated with Parkinson's disease–related specific self-management behaviours	7
Chronic illness adjustment scale (CIAS): Development and validation	7
Living well with long-term conditions: A quantitative investigation into the influences of illness and healthcare experiences	6
Chronic illness and psychopathology in emerging adults: Moderation by parent–child relationship quality	6
Negotiating treatment and managing expectations in chronic kidney disease: A qualitative study in Argentina	6
Return to work after chronic disease: A theoretical framework for understanding the worker-employer dynamic	6
Severity, interference, qualities, and correlates of severe pain: Descriptive cross-sectional study on pain experience of cancer patients in Sri Lanka	6
Factors affecting the caregiver burden of family members to palliative care patients: A descriptive and cross-sectional study	6
Comorbidities among Egyptian systemic lupus erythematosus: The COMOSLE-EGYPT study	6
A hospital care coordination team intervention for patients with multimorbidity: A practice-based, participatory pilot study	6
Prevalence of primary and secondary hypertension among hospitalized patients with cancer in the United States	5
HIV in Iraq: Key populations, sociodemographics, transmission modes, present realities, and urgent next steps: A systematic review	5

Trying to be like everybody else: A qualitative study revealing the importance of social contexts and illness representations among adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents	5
Which self-reported measures are useful to explore diabetes support needs among adults with diabetes and severe mental illness?	5
The content of patients’ emotional expressions during follow-up consultations for chronic diseases	5
Beyond the battle: A cross-sectional study on cancer-related fatigue and predictors of quality of life in female adolescent and young adult survivors	5
The Farsi version of meaning of life in Iranian patients with cancer: A psychometric study	4
Experiences and expectations of physician communication: A focus group discussion with Indian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	4
The relationship between kinesiophobia and adaptation to illness in different chronic illnesses	4
Vitamin B12 deficiency in long-term metformin treated type 2 diabetic patients: Prevalence and risk factors in a Tunisian population	4
Long COVID and symptom persistence in post-discharge omicron patients: Insights into C-reactive protein	4
Service users’ and parents/carers’ experiences of a paediatric chronic fatigue service: A service evaluation	4
Which chronic diseases contribute the most to healthy life years lost in Algeria?	3
People with diabetes who read their clinicians’ visit notes: Behaviors and attitudes	3
Translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric validation of the Provider Attitudes toward Cardiac Rehabilitation and Referral (PACRR-C) Scale in Simplified Chinese	3
A diary study of UK workers self-managing long-term health conditions	3
Role of self-efficacy on functional limitations among persons with spinal cord injury	3
Contextual factors for the successful implementation of self-management interventions for chronic diseases: A qualitative review of reviews	3
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with chronic conditions in Vietnam: A cross-sectional study	3
Relationship between parent–adolescent communication and parent involvement in adolescent Type 1 diabetes management, parent/family wellbeing and glycaemic control	3
Treatment of last resort? Psychological therapy seeking in chronic pain patients	3
“I Felt Like I Mattered”: Caring is a key ingredient of collaborative care for chronic illness	3
Barriers and facilitators of self-management behaviors among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic comorbidities: A mixed-methods investigation	3
Morbidity and utilisation of healthcare services among people with cardiometabolic disease in three diverse regions of rural India	3
Continuity of care among people with hypertension and disabilities	3
A comparison of chronic conditions and health characteristics between cancer survivors and non-cancer survivors	3
Family-based interventions in improving caregivers' psychological-related outcomes: A systematic literature review	2
The psychological adaptation journey among Chinese adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: A qualitative study	2
Religious and spiritual coping in patients With type 2 diabetes Mellitus	2
Open-source automated insulin delivery systems and formal healthcare: A qualitative study of challenges in the interaction between service-users with type 1 diabetes and healthcare professionals	2
Chronic critical illness in critically ill COVID-19 patients	2
Impact on diabetes outcomes and team skills of integrating dietetic services into interprofessional education and teamwork in primary care	2
Investigation and analysis on the current nursing dependence of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms in communities and nursing homes under the medical consortium model	2
Association between viral hepatitis and metabolic syndrome in lung function impairment: A Taiwan community-based study	2
Personal variation in patient-centered relevance Index based on individual characteristics and medical conditions among patients with diabetes Mellitus in Korea	2
Effectiveness of peer mentoring and self-monitoring to improve blood pressure control in a vulnerable population in Argentina: Pragmatic randomized open-label controlled trial	2
“It's the worst pain I think you could ever have in the world”: The experience of living with trigeminal neuralgia	2
Exploring associations and indirect effects between mindfulness, psychological flexibility and wellbeing in adults with cystic fibrosis: Informing future interventions	2
Psychosocial factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with chronic disease: Results of a cross-sectional survey	2
Self-management interventions for chronically ill patients with limited health literacy: A descriptive analysis	2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasés impact on the affected person and next of kin: A mixed methods study	2
Patient-led integrated cognitive behavioural therapy for management of long COVID with comorbid depression and anxiety in primary care - A case study	2
Comorbidity and risk factors of subsequent lower extremity amputation in patients diagnosed with diabetes in Saskatchewan, Canada	2
Ups and downs of receiving diabetic-related services in Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study	2
Filling the gap in service provision. Partners as family carers to people with Parkinson's disease: A Scandinavian perspective	1
Managing stigma and disclosure of inflammatory bowel diseases for a good life with the disease. An interpretative phenomenological analysis study	1
Effects of the discharge plan on the caregiving load of people with chronic disease: Quasi-experimental study	1
Effectiveness of chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) programs to reduce loneliness	1
Understanding diuretic nonadherence among patients with heart failure: A mixed-methods study	1
Identification of potential biomarkers of fibromyalgia using a proteomic approach in peripheral blood mononuclear cells	1
The perceived social support, life events, and depressive features among patients with diabetes mellitus	1
How close are children with obesity to becoming an adult with chronic illnesses?	1

How does the COVID-19 pandemic impact medication adherence of patients with chronic disease?: A systematic review	1
Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the treatment satisfaction questionnaire for medication (TSQM) among Iranian hypertensive patients	1
Illness conversations: Self-disclosure among children and youth with chronic illnesses	1
Resilience-enhancing interventions for family caregivers: A systematic review	1
#MultipleSclerosis: Artificial intelligence-based sentiment and content analysis of Tweets	1
The predictive role of intimate partner violence in treatment adherence among women with chronic illness: A cross-sectional study	1
Beliefs and misconceptions about hypertension disease: A qualitative study among patients in a peri-urban community in Ghana	1
The impact of social and emotional support on serious psychological distress among people with functional disabilities and type 2 diabetes	1
A qualitative study with Italian patients exploring the spiritual dimension during a chronic disease	1
Effects of physical rehabilitation interventions on exercise performance, dyspnea, and health-related quality of life in acute and post-acute COVID-19 patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Prerandomization withdrawals from a Type 2 diabetes self-care support intervention trial are associated with lack of available support person coparticipant	1
“It just makes you more vulnerable as an employee”: Understanding the effects of disability stigma on employment in Parkinson's disease	1
Healthy behaviors and quality of life of disabled elders using home care services during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Enhanced adherence counselling outcomes among people living with HIV with virological failure: Single-centre experience in Pune, India	1
Conceptualisations of COPD self-management: A narrative review of the research literature	1
Development and validation of a broadly applicable instrument to measure patients’ health promotion and empowerment process in chronic disease	1
Health discussion network characteristics among a sample of people with inflammatory bowel disease	1